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This section of Minds in Motion is dedicated to dialogue, discussion and projects regarding Alternative Fuels.

News Alternative Fuels

Dutch plan nationwide network of alternative fuels filling stations

Filling stations providing nationwide coverage

A subsidy from the Ministry of Transport should boost development of a nationwide network of ethanol and natural gas filling stations.

Read more... 15/10/2008

Links Alternative Fuels

First timer: UK fuel companies report on sustainability

"The UK's Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) released its first interim quarterly report on 7 October which includes disclosure of company performance on...

Read more... 09/10/2008

Links Alternative Fuels

Sweden: 28% 'hybrids' in September

Climate Change Corp caught our eye by stating that "more than 28 per cent of cars sold in Sweden during the month of September were alternative-fue...

Read more... 07/10/2008

Projects Alternative Fuels

First biogas buses hit Dutch streets

Although common in other European countries, the use of biogas for public transport is a new phenomenon in the Netherlands. Groningen and Leiden ar...

Read more... 10/09/2008

Events Alternative Fuels

Biofuel Cities Study Tour secures venue for October

After searching for a host metropole for its study tour series, Biofuel Cities has found a stop for its next visit - Tuebingen and its neighbouring...

Read more... 21/08/2008

Links Alternative Fuels

UK: Biomethane-fueled truck for Sainsbury's heavy duty needs

Sainsbury's is beginning daily food deliveries from its depot in Bristol (UK) to the supermarket's new environmental store in Dartmouth - a 500 km...

Read more... 18/08/2008

News Alternative Fuels

Aberson: biofuels used as scapegoat

Biofuels running for train

According to Dutch biofuels expert Hein Aberson, EU governments must shoulder much of the blame for the biofuels backlash and should do more to enc...

Read more... 08/08/2008

News Alternative Fuels

Bioethanol cars: not just a load of rubbish, says INEOS

UK chemicals company INEOS, the world's third largest chemical company, has revealed plans to produce commercial quantities of bioethanol from biod...

Read more... 04/08/2008

News Alternative Fuels

Methane makes sense!

After biofuels' recent battering in the media and in various studies, a UK and Belgium-based sustainable transport company says we should forget ab...

Read more... 22/07/2008

Events Alternative Fuels

Biofuels Study Tour looking for new stops

The Biofuel Cities project is looking for cities or organisations interested in hosting the final study tour for biofuel end-users in October.

Read more... 16/07/2008

News Alternative Fuels

"Super" hybrid fuel hits the pumps in the Netherlands

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The launch of a new ethanol-gasoline hybrid fuel in the Netherlands marks a pivotal moment in the drive to bring greener fuels to the mass market.

Read more... 10/07/2008

News Alternative Fuels

Happy birthday, Biofuel Cities European Partnership!

To be a stakeholder platform for the application of biofuels for transport, that is what the Biofuel Cities European Partnership planned to become...

Read more... 04/07/2008

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